Lining for cells, vaults, or the like.



' D. F. YOUNGBLUOD.' LINING FDR CELLS, VAULTS, 0R THE LIKE.

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` UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

DAVID FRANKLIN YOUNGBLOOD, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

LINING FOR CELLS, VAULTAS, OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,349, dated November 25, 1902.

l Application led March 31, 1902. Serial No. 100,811. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID FRANKLIN YOUNGBLOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like, of which the followingis a specifica- As is well known to those skilled in the art of jail building, jail-cell linings are often set up in place after the partition-walls have been built. Furthermore, it often becomes necessary to line or reline an old room or cell. In cases of this kind it is very difficult to secure the wall-sheathings permanently to the floor-sheathing by rivets or the like, because of the fact that the wall-sheathings must extend from the ceiling to the door, and it is therefore impossible to obtain the necessary space under the l'loor to hold the rivets. lt has been the custom, therefore, to make the connections with patch-bolts or screws; but there are various disadvantages in this construction,among which may be mentioned the expensiveness of threading each opening and the cost of the screws. Further than this the screws may be removed, so that the joint is comparatively insecure, and it often occurs in case of dampness that the bolts soon rust out. n

` The present invention relates to these linings, Whether employed in jail-cells or other similar buildings, and the object thereof is to provide a structure made up of parts which may be placed within a room or inclosure and securely built therein without the necessity of using patch-bolts or screws, all of the joints being so arranged that they may be fastened together by rivets or other permanent devices that will not be affected by dampness and cannot be removed.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the following specification; but itwill be understood that such changes may be made from the construction shown and described as the scope of the appended claims will permit.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the interior of a cell. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line Y Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a slightly-modified form of sill-plate.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention, as shown, the usual Hoor-sheathing is provided, which may be of any suitable material, being preferably constructed, however, of steel plates 10, the adjacent edges of which are secured together by strips 11, that `are riveted` to the under sides of said plates. Located upon the edges of the floor-sheathing are sill-plates 12, which are preferably in the form of chan nel-bars having inturned flanges 13 and 14 along their upper and lower edges. These llanges are preferably made integral with the plate, as shown in the rst three figures, although they may be in the form of separate angle-bars 13a and 14, as illustrated in Fig. 4'. The lower flanges 14 rest upon the edges of the floor-sheathing and are secured thereto by rivets 15 or other suitable permanent fastenings.

Located upon the sill-plates are wall-sheathings, preferably constructed of plates 16, that extend to the ceiling, the vertical edges of these plates having angle-strips 17, which are secured together by rivets, as 18. In the corners of the cell the meeting edges of the Wallsheathing plates are also secured together by angle-strips 19,which are riveted to the plates, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Along the lower edges of the wall-sheathings are riveted anglestrips 20, having inturned flanges 21, that rest upon the upper flanges 13 of the sill-plates, and these flanges are secured together by vertically-disposed rivets 22, that pass through the same. In placing this lining within the cell or room, the floor-sheathing is first constructed and then blocked up above the main floor a sufficient distance to permit the passage of a person beneath the same. The sillplates 12 can thus be riveted to said iloorsheathings, after which the structure as thus far built can be lowered, so that the floorsheathing will rest in proper position upon the concrete or wood lloor proper. The wallsheathing plates 16 can then be setup upon the sill-plates, with their lower flanges 2l in coacting relation to the upper flanges 13 of IOO vbe riveted together.

said sill-plate, and said iianges can thereupon The ceiling may then be attached in the usual manner. By this construction it will therefore be seen that a lining is provided which can be built within a cell or other inclosed place and securely riveted at all its joints, thus making it much cheaperto manufacture and more secure than the linings ordinarily employed. This is due to the fact that the upright or wall sheathings are vmade in separate sections, one of which is first fastened to the horizontal or floor sheathing, the other section being secured afterward to the first section, and it will be evident that the structure may be reversed and applied to the ceiling instead of the floor, if found desirable.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by means of Letters Patent, is

l. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a horizontally disposed sheathing, of upright or wall sheathings formed of lower and upper sections, one of said sections being secured to the horizontal sheathing, and the other section being fastened to said first-named section.

2. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a Hoor-sheathing, of wallsheathings formed of lower and upper sections, the lower section being secured to the door-sheathing, and the upper section being secured to the lower section.

3. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a floor-sheathing having an upstanding sill at its edges, of a wall-sheathing attached to the upstanding sill.

4. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a Hoor-sheathing having an upstanding sill at its edges, said sill being provided with an inturned flange spaced from the door-sheathing, of a wall-sheathing secured to the inturned ange.

5. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a floor-sheathing, of a sill channel-plate having inturned flanges at its upper and lower side edges, the lower flange being secured to the door-sheathing, and a wall-sheathing attached to the upper ange of the sill channel-plate.

6. In a lining of the class described, the combination with a floor-sheathing, of a sill channel-plate having inturned anges at its upper and lower side edges, rivets passing through the lower iiange and floor-sheathing, a wall-sheathing having an inturned ange at its lower end which rests upon the upper iiange of the sill, and rivets securing these latter iianges together.

7. A horizontally-disposed channel-bar interposed between the floor and the side wall of a cell or similar structure and Lhaving its upper and lower flanged edges connected respectively to thewall and floor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID FRANKLIN YOUNGBLOOD.

Witnesses:

R. L. RUSHING, JOHN WooDs. 

